Honors and Distinctions:
2016 College of Natural Sciences Outstanding Research Award, University of Massachusetts
2016 Elected to the 2016 class of POLY Fellows of the American Chemical Society
2015 Carl S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Award, American Chemical Society
2014 Selected as a member of the 2014 class of Fellows of the American Chemical Society
2013 Selected to the National Academy of Inventors
2013 Landmark Award, Commercial Ventures in Intellectual Property University of Massachusetts (10th awarded patent)
2013 Elected to the 2013 Class of PMSE Fellows of the American Chemical Society
2011 Chair, Macromolecular Materials Gordon Research Conference, Ventura CA
2011 Chair, Polymeric Materials Science & Engineering (PMSE) Division of the ACS
2010 Keynote Speaker, Bayer Material Science Innovation Technology Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA
2010 Milestone Award, Commercial Ventures in Intellectual Property, University of Massachusetts (5th awarded patent)
2009 Featured speaker, Hybrid Materials 2009, Tours, France
2006 Arthur K. Doolittle Award, Polymer Materials Science & Engineering (PMSE) Division of the American Chemical Society
2005 Juniata College Young Alumni Achievement Award
2004 Technology Development Award, Persident's Office, University of Massachusetts
2003 National Science Foundation CAREER Award
2003 NSF travel award: CERC-3 Conference in Gotenborg, Sweden
2003 Selected as a U.S. representative to the U.S.-German Polymer Symposium, Bayreuth, Germany
2002 Center for UMass-Industry Research on Polymers (CUMIRP): Exploratory Research Award
2001 Omnova, Inc. Signature Young Faculty Award